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To: SmithL
But there was also anger over Lipes' actions among physicians from the Navy Medical Corps and talk of a court-martial by the U.S. surgeon general, who was forced to set protocols for appendectomies on submarines.

Excuse me? What was he supposed to do? Let the appendix burst and allow the sailor to die a miserable, painful death from infection?

I have a feeling this lowly Pharmacists Mate made a lot of Navy Docs look bad.

RIP and Good Bless, Seaman Lipes.

6 posted on 04/19/2005 1:12:26 PM PDT by Ditto ( No trees were killed in sending this message, but billions of electrons were inconvenienced.)
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I have a feeling this lowly Pharmacists Mate made a lot of Navy Docs look bad

By 'Navy Doc', do you mean Navy Doctor?

Pharmacist Mate was the orignal MOS of the Navy Corpsman, also know informally as 'Doc', but is not a Doctor.
35 posted on 04/20/2005 5:38:53 AM PDT by Bear_Slayer (If you're gonna be a Knight act like a Knight.)
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